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Bill Text

2025-2026 Bill 736 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 10, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 736

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS 
BY ADDING SECTION 39-1-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN ONLINE COMPANIES MUST 
PROVIDE PARENTS AN OPTION TO OPT OUT OF CERTAIN CONTENT ON THEIR PLATFORMS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 39 of the 
S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 
39-1-100. (A) Online companies that 
provide social media, streaming, gaming, or chatrooms including, but not 
limited to, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Netflix, Disney+, Roblox, and Hulu 
that have minor users must provide a parental control option for a parent of a 
minor to opt out of all content that is sexual in nature and content that 
features transgender individuals that are available on its platform.

 (B) An online company that violates the 
provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, 
must be fined two hundred dollars per day for each account that is 
noncompliant.

 (C)(1) An individual may bring a civil 
action against an online company for a violation of this section. 

 (2) In a civil action brought under 
subsection (C) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award the 
plaintiff:

 (a) an amount equal to the sum of any 
actual damages; 

 (b) injunctive relief;

 (c) declaratory relief; and 

 (d) reasonable attorney's fees and 
litigation costs.

SECTION 
2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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